Professor Asghar Seyed-Gohrab was interviewed by Franck Ploum for Tegengif, a Dutch quarterly on politics, literature, and the Bible. The interview explores Iran, Islam and mysticism, and the rich traditions of Persian literature and poetry. 

To read the full interview (in Dutch), visit: ‘Verhalen zijn sociale wezens’

“Pages of Calligraphy from a Sharafnama (Book of Honour) of Nizami of Ganja”, ca. 1620-30 Metropolitan Museum of Art, Objectnr. 1986.500.2a–h